Witch Watch – 03 The nature of this season is such that the ballot – and bubble – are going to be crowded. Witch Watch is a show I had relatively low expectations for. I expected to have dropped it by this point, probably. But it’s definitely outperformed that, even if I’m not sure on …
Ann(e) Shirley has to learn to control her temper. After three eps Anne finally got an OP. And it comes complete with a flash-forward. That’s interesting in the context that as even I know, the source novels cover a not inconsiderable span of time. Does this mean Anne Shirley is going to skip far ahead …
It would be fair to say that my regard for Kuroshitsuji has grown over the years. Part of it is simply that the manga generally gets better as it progresses (it does). But it’s also the consistency and self-assuredness of it – you won’t find many series so confident and self-aware of their strengths. And …
We seem to be developing a bit of a similar syndrome here to something like Hourou Musuko. That is, an adaptation where new viewers think it’s great but manga readers insist they don’t, actually. When a series is trying to adapt 11 volumes (and counting) in 13 episodes that sort of thing is going to …
Did we get into the drugs for this episode? Impressions: The humor in this episode was very bizarre. They clearly understood how ridiculous the other hero was with his power of “standing up straight,” but kept playing things really seriously, even while making gags about his crippling weakness being “anything requiring bending over.” How …
I wish my furniture was that resilient. Ah, so this shows up on some Indonesian service on Saturday mornings with a Japanese dub and various Indonesian subs. …All right. Works for me. Maybe there is a Saturday morning show, though it is a bit late. Impressions: Same general issues as the second episode. They …
